17305 Caniff
17305 Caniff
| Name |
| Name |
Caniff |
| Designation |
4652 P-L |
| Discovery |
| Discoverer |
C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld |
| Discovery date |
September 24, 1960 |
| Discovery site |
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| Orbital elements |
| Epoch October 27, 2007 (JDCT 2454400.5) |
| Eccentricity (e) |
0.136 |
| Semimajor axis (a) |
3.999 AU |
| Perihelion (q) |
3.456 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) |
4.543 AU |
| Orbital period (P) |
8.00 a |
| Inclination (i) |
6.688° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) |
349.193° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) |
118.821° |
| Mean anomaly (M) |
224.936° |
17305 Caniff is a main belt asteroid that was discovered on September 24, 1960 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld.
It has an eccentricity of 0.136 and an orbital period of 2921.4 days (8.00 years). Caniff has an average orbital velocity of 14.891 km/s and an inclination of 6.686°.[1]
This asteroid is named after Milton Caniff a U.S. cartoonist.[1]
References
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- (17304) 4637 P-L
- 17305 Caniff
- (17306) 4865 P-L
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